Flying-machine



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FLYING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1920. 1,3 2,43 I I Patented Dec. 14,1920.

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FLYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1920.

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COY ORSETT, OF BELMONT, IWIASSACHUSETTS.

FLYINGJvIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. .14, 1920.

Application filed March 24, 1920. Serial No. 368,472.

To a whom it may concern Be it known that I, Cor Onsnrr, a sub ject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the town of Belmont, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved. Flying-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

It is a well appreciated fact that numerous attempts have been made with a view of building a flyingmachine capable of ascending or descending in a straight line. These attempts have for the most part been confined to propellers revolving in a horizontal plane and tending to draw the ma chine with which they are associated in a vertical direction. It is furthermore understood that this type of machine, commonly called helicopter, has not fulfilled the purpose for which it was constructed in that no sufficiently strong type of motive power of sufiicient lightness has been constructed which at the same time developed a great H. P. which would enable a practical ma- 1 .j chine to rise vertically.

Having the defects of these previous types in mind, I have now constructed a flying machine which is not primarily designed with a view of traveling at great velocity J but which shall be capable of safely rising and descending in a vertical plane and be further capable of transporting passengers and merchandise without relying upon an extremely high power, light type of motive power.

along lines 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3 and 4: are respective views of certain details of construction ntering into the finished machine.

In all of these views, like reference numerals designate similar parts and the reference numeral 5 indicates the gondola which has suitably associated with it a shock absorbing landing gear, preferably including a bowed spring like member 6 attached intermediate its extremities to the floor of the gondola.

A supporting medium conveniently including a hemispherical body 7 conveniently constructed of aluminium and suitably braced as has been indicated with reference numeral 8.

The gondola 5 is suitably suspended from the body portion 7 of the machine, such as, for instance, by means of a tube 9 extending from the apex of the body portion 7 to the gondola and securing this position, to gether with brace wires 10, such as tin, extending from points adjacent to the edge of the body 7. to a suitable point upon the tube 9.

As a sustaining medium, I employ any gas lighter than air, which gas is housed in the casings 11 which conveniently conform to a quarter section of the hemispherical body 7. The casings 11 also conveniently have one of-their edges grooved, as has been indicated by reference numeral 12, such groove adjacent one of its ends being extended as at 13, which permits of the casing 11 being inserted into the body portion 7, in that the groove 12 conforms to the outer face of the tube 9, the enlarged portion 13 of such groove permitting the bell let aflixed to it to assume a position within the body member 7. The interior of each of the casings 11, of which I preferably pro vide four, is suitably cross-braced, as at 15, which provides adequate strength against pressure resistance for each of the said casings. The outer edge of the bell 14 and inner edge of the body portion 7 are preferably formed with a groove, which groove is adapted toreceive floor pieces conforming to the under face of the casings 11, one of said floor pieces being provided for each of said casings and serving to retain the same within the body portion 7.

Now, with a view of provid ng positive driving means for the machine, I p eferably extend a shaft 16 through the tube 9, the shaft 16 being rotated by virtue of its engagements with a source of power 17 within the gondola, its opposite end being adapted to mount a propeller, such as 18, serving to exert a pull in a vertical plane. A second propeller 19 is conveniently associated with the gondola 5, and this propeller may be coupled with the motive power 17 and serves when in operation to move the entire ma chine in a horizontal plane. Obviously, any number of bearings such as 20 are provided at suitable points with a view of decreasing the frictional resistance of the moving parts. To now steady the'machine while in flight and to act as a medium whereby to cause the same to be lifted or moved downwardly, I conveniently provide shafts such as 21, which shafts are rotatably mounted and extend transversely across the lower face of the body portion 7. Associated with the outer ends of these shafts are elevating and sustaining vanes 22, which vanes may be actuated by any suitable means, such as hand wheels 23, mounting pulleys 24 serving to exert pulls upon cables 25, in turn passing around cables 26 afiixed one to each of the shafts 21.

Now in operation it will be appreciated that gas may be introduced into the casings 11 through the valves projecting through the openings formed in the flooring 16, and

that upon the shaft, 16 being rotated, the

propeller 18 will cause the machine to move in a vertical direction and that the vanes 22 will serve to stabilize the same. Now upon the proper elevation having been reached, it will merely be necessary to disconnect the shaft 16 from the motor 17 and to couple the propeller 19 on to the same, which will exert a pull in a horizontal direction. Simultaneously withthis latter operation, the vanes 22 will be moved so as to extend in a horizontal. direction, and these planes will now serve as elevating and sustaining vanes, as may readily be appreciated.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might well be resorted to without in the least departing from the scope of my claims, which read;

1. A flying machine, including in combination a hollow hemispherical body portion, a gondola below said body portion, a tube extending between and secured to the gondola and apex of said body portion respectively, a bell shaped housing, secured to said tube, casings adapted to receive a buoyant medium within said body portion, and means for retaining said casings in applied position.

2. A flying machine, including in combination a hollow hemispherical body portion, a gondola below said body portion, a tube extending between and secured to the gondola and apex of said body portion respectively, a bell shaped housing secured to said tube, casings adapted to receive a buoyant medium within said body portion, and means extending between the tube and the bell for retaining said casings in applied position.

3. A flying machine, including in combination a hollow hemispherical body portion, a gondola below said body portion, a tube extending between and secured to the gondola and apex of said body portion respectively, a bell shaped housing secured to said tube, casings adapted to receive a buoyant medium within said body portion, the inner edge andouter edge of said body portion and bell respectively being formed with grooves, said grooves being adapted to receive flooring for retaining said casings'in applied position.

4. A flying machine, including in combination a hemispherical body portion, a gondola below said body portion, a tube extending between and having its ends secured to said body portion and gondola respectively, casings positioned within said body portion, said casings being formed with one of their edges grooved so as to conform to said tube.

COY ORSETT. 

